User manual ZOOM A2

[. . . ] Operation Manual © ZOOM Corporation Reproduction of this manual, in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Usage Precautions SAFETY PRECAUTIONS In this manual, symbols are used to highlight warnings and cautions for you to read so that accidents can be prevented. The meanings of these symbols are as follows: This symbol indicates explanations about extremely dangerous matters. If users ignore this symbol and Warning handle the device the wrong way, serious injury or death could result. This symbol indicates explanations about dangerous matters. [. . . ] The switch operates according to the selected setting. This setting applies to all patches, and the most recent value is always active. There is no need to store the setting. 4. oF Pedal is inactive. vL Volume CU, Cd, CH, CL COMP/LIMIT module 22 ZOOM A2 Using an Optional Foot Switch or Pedal tU, td, tH, tL TONE parameter (MODEL module) EU, Ed, EH, EL MOD/EFX module dU, dd, dH, dL DELAY/REVERB module Fb Feedback control frequency HINT · Which parameter changes when the expression pedal is operated depends on the effect type of the selected module. · The way in which the expression pedal changes the parameter can be selected from four patterns ( p. 33). 5. If necessary, store the patch. The expression pedal setting is stored as part of the patch. Select the patch in play mode and operate the expression pedal. In the bypass condition, the pedal always functions as a volume pedal, regardless of the selection made in step 4. 6. ZOOM A2 23 Restoring Factory Defaults In the factory default condition, the patches of the user area (A0 - d9) contain the same settings as the patches of the preset area (00 - 39). Even after overwriting the user patches, their original content can be restored in a single operation ("All Initialize" function). Turn the A2 on while holding down the [STORE] key. The indication "AL" appears on the display. 1. AL 2. To carry out the All Initialize function, press the [STORE] key once more. All patch settings are returned to the factory default condition, and the unit switches to play mode. To cancel All Initialize, press the RHYTHM [R/P] key instead of the [STORE] key. NOTE When you carry out All Initialize, any newly created patches that were stored in the user area will be deleted (overwritten). Perform this operation with care to prevent losing any patches that you want to keep. 24 ZOOM A2 Linking Effects The patches of the A2 can be thought of as eight serially linked effect modules, as shown in the illustration below. You can use all effect modules together or selectively set certain modules to off to use just specific effect modules, Effect module MODEL MARTIN DREADNOUGHT GIBSON SUPER JUMBO MARTIN AUDITORIUM GIBSON ROUND SHOULDER TACOMA OVATION NYLON MACCAFERRI DOBRO NATIONAL RESOPHONIC TUBE PRE AMP MIC MIC COMP/LIMIT COMPRESSOR LIMITER LO EQ LO EQ LO PARAMETRIC EQ HI EQ HI EQ HI PARAMETRIC EQ ZNR ZNR MOD/EFX CHORUS STEREO CHORUS CHORUS ENSEMBLE AIR FLANGER RESONATOR DELAY TAPE ECHO REVERSE DELAY DETUNE DELAY/REVERB HALL ROOM SPRING ARENA TILED ROOM MODERN SPRING BRIGHT SLAP REVERB DARK SLAP REVERB EARLY REFLECTION MULTI TAP DELAY DELAY ECHO PINGPONG DELAY Effect type * Manufacturer names and product names mentioned in this table are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The names are used only to illustrate sonic characteristics and do not indicate any affiliation with ZOOM CORPORATION. PHASER AUTO WAH TREMOLO STEP For some effect modules, you can select an effect type from several possible choices. For example, the MOD/EFX module comprises CHORUS, FLANGER, and other effect types from which you can choose one. The MODEL module is an effect for simulating the sound of various types of acoustic guitars. Switching effect types here means selecting different guitar body sounds. The GLOBAL module lets you optimize the A2 characteristics to fit the requirements of pickup and guitar amp. It contains the following settings. AMP SELECT This parameter serves to optimize the frequency response of the A2 to fit the type of amplifier. It can be helpful to reduce the trebly sound that can be a problem when playing an acoustic guitar with a pickup through an amplifier. [. . . ] Slide sound such as played by Ry Cooder on the soundtrack of "Paris, Texas" by Wim Wenders. This patch is inspired by the sound of Michael Hedges on his groundbreaking masterpiece "Aerial Boundaries". The sound of legendary pre-war Blues guitarist Robert Johnson, spruced up with a simulation of that late 1930s atmosphere. Reexperience the translucent sound of Scarborough Fair on Simon & Garfunkel's third album. [. . . ]